MOGADISHU (SD) – A car bomb explosion rocked Mogadishu Wednesday morning amid fears several people may have been killed or injured. Pictures from the scene show vehicles destroyed. The attack happened in […]
Several feared dead in Mogadishu blast
Al-Shabaab increases attacks in Kenya
GARISSA (SD) – Heavily armed suspected al-Shabaab fighters have carried two attacks in the last 24 hours in Kenya’s northeastern region near the border with Somalia. In tbe first attack, using RPGs, […]
Dispute between DP World and Somaliland businessmen emerges
BERBERA (SD) – A dispute erupted between the Berbera Port Importers and DP World, the company managing the port, after it increased tariffs on goods imported into the port. Somaliland Ports Manager […]
US tells Somali leaders: adhere to the newly agreed (election) timeline and correct the procedural irregularities
WASHINGTON (SD) – The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Somalia’s leaders if elections are delayed. The statement from the State Department was posted on Twitter. The U.S. threat comes […]
Puntland traditional elders propose axed PSF commander stay, DP World be gone
BOSSASO (SD) – Some Puntland traditional leaders have tonight issued final decisions in resolving the conflict in Bossaso between Puntland forces and the PSF forces led by a dismissed commander, refusing to […]
Somaliland President set to travel to the US for first time
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr. Isse Kayd Mohamud said that President Bihi will travel to the United States in March this year. Minister Kayd, who was briefing the Somaliland House […]
Somalia candidature in UN Security Council
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia will be seeking a slot in the United Nations Security Council, president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confirmed. According to President Farmaajo, the country is positioning itself for a […]
President Farmaajo hails electoral deal in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has urged the federal and regional leaders to follow through the new election schedule barely two days after an electoral deal was signed in […]
Hamse Warfa picked to join Biden administration
WASHINGTON (SD) – Hamse Warfa, a young Somali- American man, joins President Joe Biden’s administration as a senior adviser to the State Department. Hamse, now deputy chairman of the Minnesota Department of […]
Faisal Roble Discusses Farmajo speech, Somalia’s Elections, Ethiopian and US interest in Somaliland
Los Angeles (SD) – What does the recently concluded NCC meetings in Mogadishu mean for Somalia’s elections, President Farmajo’s speech tonight, renewed Ethiopia interest on Zeila, What does the renewed US interest […]
UN welcomes electoral deal by Somali leaders
MOGADISHU (SD) – The United Nations welcomed a consensus reached on Sunday by the country’s political leaders to expedite the electoral process after many months of delay. In a statement, UN urged […]
Somalia executes military officer for murder of civilian
LUUQ (SD) – A military counrt in southern Somalia has today executed a military officer who was convicted of killing a civilian in Gedo region. The convicted military officer was found guilty […]
DP World increases fees at Berbera Port forcing traders to move to Djibouti and Bossaso
BERBERA (SD) – Berbera Port is reportedly in crisis, as the Port Authority has increased the cost of shipping goods to the port. DP WORLD, the operator of the port, increased its […]
Al-Shabaab kills commander of 13th Battalion of the Somali National Army
ADADO (SD) -Reports from Galgadud region in central Somalia confirm that a heavy fighting broke out between Galmudug state forces and Al Shabaab fighters. The sources added that the commander of the […]
Togdheer regional administration fails to stop Wadani party conference in Burao
BURAO (SD) – The governor and the Togdheer Regional police commander tried to stop Somaliland’s biggest opposition party Wadani meeting at Daalo Hotel in Burao. The ceremony was h0sted by one of […]
Somalia’s Covid19 twitter account attacks Farmajo supporters
MOGADISHU (SD) – A short statement chasing supporters of the outgoing president was posted on Covid19 twitter @SomaliaCovid19. The Tweet on the government account read, “The second wave of #CBB is more […]
Heavy gunfire erupts in Bossaso among PSF forces
BOSSASO (SD) – A brief exchange of gunfire took place in Bossaso, the capital of Bari region, between Puntland forces and the PSF under the command of former Director Mohamud Osman Diyano. […]
Federal, state leaders agree to conclude Lower House elections by Feb 25
MOGADISHU (SD) – Traditional elders, civil society members will have the full authority to select electoral delegates electing lower house members, Somalia’s federal and regional state leaders agreed Sunday. Somali prime minister, […]
Five killed in Guriel fighting in central Somalia
GURIEL (SD) – At least five among them two civilians have been killed and several other sustained injuries after rival government forces clashed in central Somalia. Multiple sources said heavy fighting sparked […]
Somali police arrest suspects for planting bhang on farm in Mogadishu homestead
MOGADiSHU (SD) – Somali police officers have arrested two suspects weeding a field of the narcotic in a neighbourhood in Somali capital, Mogadishu. Speaking to the media, Howlwadag District Police commissioner Najib […]
